Onze partner Natural Livestock Farming India organiseert i.s.m. Wageningen University & Research, een seminar ‘Nature Based Solutions: Herbs for dairy health in India and The Netherlands’. Tijdens het seminar delen onderzoekers, veehouders en dierenartsen hun kijk en ervaringen op het gericht inzetten van kruiden en werken met kruidenrijk grasland. Deelname is kosteloos, aanmelden via maria.groot@wur.nl. Het programma vind je hieronder (in engels):

Nature Based Solutions is a knowledge base project form Wageningen University and Research. In this project we have a case study herbs for dairy health. In India herbal remedies are successfully used by farmers and veterinarians to treat common diseases in cattle. In the Netherlands the use of herb-rich meadows is gaining interest. Both to improve biodiversity in soil, plants, insect life and birds as well as for cows health. In this seminar farmers and scientist exchange experiences and knowledge.

13:00 Introduction on the topic Dr. Maria Groot DVM

13:15 The use of herbal remedies in India, em. Prof. Dr. Nair

13:30 Experiences: Farmer from India, Ms. Vedavathy1

13:50 Experiences: Farmer from India, Ms. Poongodi Suriya

14:10 Experiences: Farmer from India Ms. Lakshmi G.

14:30 break

14:50 Herbal grasslands, drs. Hans Nij Bijvank DVM

15:20 Farmers experience, mr. Auke Spijkerman

15:40 Herbal grasslands, dr. Jan-Paul Wagenaar

16:00 General discussion

16:20 Wrapping up, Maria, Nair and Punniamurthy